Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1485692 | Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids | 2007 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
An extensive study has been carried out of the optical actuation of amorphous chalcogenide-coated cantilevers, wherein a reversible deflection up and down of such bimorph structures occurs under constant illumination with linearly polarized light, on rotating the polarization axis. The largest, and fastest, optically-induced cantilever displacement occurs for high-intensity actuating light having a photon energy comparable to the bandgap of the amorphous chalcogenide semiconductor.
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Authors
M. Stuchlik, S.R. Elliott,